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DjangoFest Mill Valley California - 4 days of Gypsy Jazz June 8-11

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2006

142 Throckmorton Theatre The sizzling sound of gypsy jazz music at the 2006 Django Fest - Mill Valley Top International Gypsy Jazz musicians perform six concerts over 4 days with workshops June 8-11 THURSDAY, June 8 - 8PM FRIDAY, June 9- 8PM, workshop at 2pm SATURDAY, June 10- 3PM and 8PM; workshops from 10am-12pm and 12pm-2pm SUNDAY June 11- 3PM and 7PM; workshops from 10am-12pm and ...

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Miles Davis 80th Birthday Observance in His Hometown

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2006

Lifting the Legacy: Miles, MO' Music & Juneteenth Jazz Concert Celebrating Miles Davis' 80th Birthday

Freedom Trails, Legacies of Hope is thrilled to announce that trumpet extraordinaire Russell Gunn is coming home as the Marquee Artist for the Lifting the Legacy: Miles, MO' Music & Juneteenth Jazz Concert on May 26, 2006 at the Blackmon Entertainment Plaza.

Blackmon's is located at 127 Collinsville Ave. in East St. Louis, IL. The Grammy-Award-nominated Gunn is a recording artist with eleven CDs to ...

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Rale Micic Quintet To Feature Famed Trumpeter at Blues Alley

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2006

RALE MICIC QUINTET TO FEATURE FAMED TRUMPETER AT BLUES ALLEY

“The premier trumpeter of his generation," wrote David Hajdu in Entertainment Weekly. “A master of melody," said Tom Masland of Newsweek. “A brilliant trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer," wrote Whitney Balliett in the New Yorker.

Trumpeter Tom Harrell--the subject of the above accolades--will be one of the features of the Washington concerts by the Rale Micic Quintet which will take place on Wednesday evening, May 31 at Blues Alley.

The honors ...

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Aldcroft/Shaw/ Sorbara - Remnants - CD Release Party @ the Red Guitar

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2006

Ken Aldcroft, Evan Shaw & Joe Sorbara will release their new Oval Window Records release Remnants at the Red Guitar (603 Markham Street, Toronto) on 17 May, 2006.

The trio will play compositions from the record as well as new works and improvisations with guests Scott Thomson (trombone), Colin Fisher (tenor saxophone), Geordie Haley (guitar) and Marcel Aucoin (piano).

There is a $15 cover at the door which includes a copy of the CD. If you are unable to attend, ...

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Summer Concert Series in Coronado, CA to present Tokeli Jazz Ensemble with special guests

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2006

Special guests PETER SPRAGUE and GILBERT CASTELLANOS will join Tokeli's Jazz Ensemble for the Summer Concert in the Park series in Coronado on June 4, 2006. Sunday evening 6:00pm. Free admission.

Bring your picnic blanket/chairs, food, kids, and take in the delightful mixture of jazz newbies and seasoned pros at this summer concert in Coronado. Orange Avenue, between 6th and 7th, Spreckels Park, across from the public library. Tokeli will also be releasing her debut album (produced by Peter Sprague, ...

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Concord Music Group To Release 3-CD Box Of The Complete Prestige Recordings By Miles Davis

Source: All About Jazz
May 14, 2006

IN 80th-ANNIVERSARY YEAR OF MILES DAVIS'S BIRTH, CONCORD MUSIC GROUP TO RELEASE 3-CD BOX OF THE COMPLETE PRESTIGE RECORDINGS BY MILES DAVIS'S CLASSIC 1950s QUINTET WITH BONUS CD OF RARE LIVE RECORDINGS In 1955, after his triumphant appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival, Miles Davis (May 26, 1926-Sept. 28, 1991) came into his own as an innovator destined to take jazz into new frontiers. Shortly after Newport, the trumpeter formed his seminal 1950s quintet, comprised of youthful up-and-comers John Coltrane ...

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Jeannie Cheatham Autobiography "Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On" Out Now

Source: All About Jazz
May 14, 2006

Jeannie Cheatham writes of a life fighting racism and sexism, of rage and resolve, misery and miracles, betrayals and triumphs, of faith almost lost in dark places , but mysteriously regained in a flash of light Her autobiography is entitled Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On which is the title of her famous blues composition now covered by musicians all over the world.

Jeannie Cheatham was trained in both the classical tradition and in the famous Kansas City jazz ...

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"My Favorite Things with Russ Neff" for the week of May 14, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
May 14, 2006

New recordings from guitarist Pat Martino and clarinetist Eddie Daniels headline this edition of My Favorite Things.

We'll also hear a lullaby from the Mitchell/Ruff Duo and movie music from Dianne Reeves.

Join us for this week's edition of My Favorite Things.

This week's tunes:

New Orleans Stomp - McCoy Tyner - Illuminations

The Peanut Vendor - Nicholas Payton - Dear Louis

Four On Six - Pat Martino - Remember

Another Spring - Dianne Reeves - Good Night & Good ...

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